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ICE interest rates report

April 2026

Gain the latest trends and insights with our monthly newsletter on ICE's rates market.

Interest rate derivatives

The largest marketplace for U.K. and European interest rates futures and options including 3M Euribor, 3M ESTR, ECB Dated ESTR, 3M SONIA, MPC Dated SONIA, Long Gilts, Medium Gilts, Long EU Bond and SARON futures.

Euribor futures & options
SONIA futures & options
ESTR futures & options
Long Gilt futures & options
SARON futures

April highlights

Interest rates futures & options combined
  • Record OI at 47,817,342 (30th April)
Euribor options
  • Record OI at 19,747,680 (30th April)
SONIA options
  • Record OI at 15,011,999 (30th April)

Products in focus


Three Month ESTR futures

  • ESTR Open Interest approaching 3 million contracts
  • Year to date average daily volume running at 500,000
  • ICE holds 83% of €STR futures volume year-to-date
  • ICE has 72% of €STR OI market share

ECB Dated ESTR futures

  • Get direct exposure to the ECB’s rate decisions via our latest STIR innovation
  • Futures dates mirror the exact ECB maintenance period dates
  • Sits alongside our existing, liquid 3-month ESTR & Euribor contracts and offers significant margin offsets
  • Cash settled

MPC dated SONIA futures

  • Get direct exposure to the Bank of England’s rate decisions via our latest STIR innovation
  • Futures dates mirror the exact MPC rate setting dates
  • Sits alongside our existing, liquid 3-month SONIA contract and offers significant margin offsets
  • Cash settled

Medium Gilt futures

  • ICE Medium Gilt futures contract is a future deliverable into eligible UK government debt securities with maturities of 4 years to 6 years & 3 months and an original term to maturity of 11 years or less
  • Functionality to execute Medium Gilt futures vs Long Gilt futures as a one line spread via the inter-commodity spread (ICS). Trades in a 2:1 ratio
  • Trades alongside Long Gilt futures & options and Ultra Long Gilt futures


Product headline highlights


Month-over-month ADV, OI and volume

Year-over-year ADV, OI and volume

Year-to-date ADV, OI and volume

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